New QRA chief to discuss role of GIS in disasters

By Spatial Source on 4 October, 2011

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s (QRA) new Chair will have an early opportunity to update progress on how the State is rebuilding after the past summer’s devastating natural disasters, when he opens Australasia’s leading spatial industry conference next month. Major General Dick Wilson will be a keynote speaker at Ozri 2011, which will showcase […]

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Mapping pioneer down under for Ozri 2011

By Spatial Source on 4 October, 2011

One of the key figures behind the planet’s most important mapping system will visit Australia next month to provide the country’s leading Geographic Information System (GIS) professionals with a unique insight into the future direction of the technology. Damian Spangrud, the Senior Product Manager for the world-leading GIS technology, ArcGIS, will travel from his […]

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Amazing New Tablet Cures Mapping Headaches

By Spatial Source on 1 October, 2011

With the Leica CS25, collecting and mapping feature and attributes, performing inspections, communicating with the office, and real-time transferring of data is made easy — while having the certainty that all collected information is protected from dust, humidity, and extreme temperature. The Leica CS25 tablet computer can be used as a hand-carried tablet, or […]

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Large-Format Printing is Easier With HP ePrint

By Spatial Source on 30 September, 2011

This great soloution removes steps from yourtraditional workflow. Developed for HP Designjet large-format portfolio. HP ePrint & Share allows you to: Print files directly without having to install any printer drivers. Preview files directly from the HP ePrint & share interface without opening specific applications. You don’t have to be an expert to print […]

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Job site for spatial industry professionals

By Spatial Source on 27 September, 2011

The publisher of Position and spatialsource.com.au, The Intermedia Group (TIG), has launched jobla, a job board for spatial industry professionals. Since 1 September, jobla has been featured on the home page of spatialsource.com.au and available on mobile devices at m.jobla.com.au. Job seekers can browse job listings, create a candidate profile, register for job […]

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Parramatta council launches location-aware smartphone apps

By Spatial Source on 27 September, 2011

Parramatta Council in western Sydney has launched two new smartphone apps that track available parking spots, and the location of a community shuttle bus in real time. The parking app, known as Parra Smart Parking, offers live navigation to available parking spaces, and allows the user to touch on a parking station to […]

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Garmin buys African Companies

By Spatial Source on 27 September, 2011

Garmin Ltd. said recently that it had acquired the distributor of its automotive, recreation, fitness and marine products in southern Africa as well as Garmap Ltd., a South African mapping and mobile applications provider. Garmin, which makes global positioning systems, said the deal will strengthen its presence in a rapidly growing region. […]

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CadCorp reveals new web mapping product

By Spatial Source on 27 September, 2011

Cadcorp, a UK based developer and supplier of GIS and web mapping software, has unveiled the latest addition to its Cadcorp SIS product family: Web Map Layers. Web Map Layers is an off-the-shelf but extensible web mapping product designed for map viewing and interrogation. The product is designed for users without direct experience […]

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Special spatial@gov offer for SpatialSource subscribers

By Spatial Source on 27 September, 2011

As a SpatialSource or Position subscriber, you are entitled to a discount of up to $165 off the cost of registration for the spatial@gov conference. spatial@gov is the only geospatial event organised in conjunction with the peak organisations in Australia and New Zealand representing the public, private, research and professional sectors of the […]

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Locata announces indoor GPS, interface specs, Hexagon partnership

By Spatial Source on 27 September, 2011

Australian-based company, Locata, has announced the industry's first GPS-style indoor positioning solution. The company's TimeTenna will enable new high-accuracy positioning, automation and robotics applications indoors where GPS signals don't reach. The company also announced that they have released the interface specifications (ICD) partners need to begin building receivers for Locata's ground-based positioning technology, and […]

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